Sorry but I think I mentioned that about 30 times in the last thread and I thought this thread was missing a dash of the obvious.

Bannon out is in theory good news. But Trump is King Dickus of Window Dressing. Meaning that the Bannon is still in the White House. He still has the ear of the president. And, as Syn notes, still attending the meetings. All of the this to say that I doubt anything has really changed.

So how many Americans will lose their insurance, or can't afford it anymore soon?

short answer, lots. CBO score is pending but the score on the previous iteration was something on the order of 10s of millions of people. probably a substantial underestimate based on what's been added on.

senate leadership announced that there're more or less starting from scratch, anyway. they also announced they're looking for 51 votes, so presumably they're looking to pass something through reconciliation. trump called on them to trash the filibuster if necessary, but mcconnell claims that's not going to happen. who knows if he backtracks on that.